Individual

Last Updated: October 12, 2026

Mokhtar Belmokhtar

Aliases

مختار بلمختار Belmokhtar

Abou Abbes Khaled

Belaouar Khaled Abou El Abass

Belaouer Khaled Abou El Abass

Belmokhtar Khaled Abou El Abes

Khaled Abou El Abass

Khaled Abou El Abbes

Khaled Abou El Abes

Khaled Abulabbas Na Oor

Mukhtar Belmukhtar

Belaoua

Belaour

Nationality

Algeria

Date of birth

1972-06-01

Place of birth

Ghardaia, Algeria

Other sanctions regimes

UN

Sender

CH

Additional info

article 3 paragraphs 1 and 2 (Financial sanctions) and articles 4 (Travel ban)

Other Information

Reportedly deceased in November 2016. Father's name is Mohamed. Mother's name is Zohra Chemkha. Member of the Council of the Organization of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (QDe.014) (AQIM). Head of Al Mouakaoune Biddam (QDe.139), Al Moulathamoun (QDe.140) and Al Mourabitoun (QDe.141). Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 30 Jul. 2009. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2253 (2015) was concluded on 21 Feb. 2019. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2610 (2021) was concluded on 8 November 2022. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link available.

Date of listing

2025-05-15

Program information

Program information

Authority

CH

Program

Ordinance of 21 March 2025 on measures against persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (SR 946.231.08)

Regime

UN, Switzerland horizontal

Target State

Terrorism

Measures

Asset freeze, Travel ban

Official Information

Switzerland imposes these sanctions under the Ordinance of 21 March 2025 on measures against persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (SR 946.231.08). The measures implement sanctions adopted by the UN Security Council.

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